RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 (P222504)

Official or display canephor excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Canephor

Material(s)

Metal > Copper

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object stone
surface a
column 1
1. {d}inanna
2. nin kur-kur-ra
3. en-an-na-tum2
4. ensi2#
5. lagasz#{ki#}
  (from here on lower edge illegible, bad photo)
6. sza3 pa3-da
7. {d}nansze
8. ensi2 gal
9. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
10. mu du10 sa4-a
11. {d}inanna-ka
column 2
1. dumu tu#-da
2. {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka
3. dumu a-kur-gal
4. ensi2
5. lagasz#{ki#}-ka#
  (from here on lower edge illegible, bad photo)
6. szesz ki-ag2
7. e2-an-na-tum2
8. ensi2
9. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
10. {d}inanna-ra
11. eb-gal mu-na-du3
12. e2-an-na
13. kur-kur-ra mu-na-diri
column 3
1. ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar2-ra
2. szu mu-na-ni-tag
3. mu-ni-DU
4. en#-an#-na#-tum2#
  (from here on lower edge illegible, bad photo)
5. lu2 inim-ma se3-ga
6. {d}inanna-ka
7. dingir-ra-ni
8. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|
9. nam-ti
10. en-an-na-tum2
11. ensi2
12. lagasz{ki}-ka-sze3
column 4
1. u4 ul-la-sze3
2. {d}inanna-ra
3. eb-gal-la
4. giri17 szu he2#-na#-sze3#-gal2#
  (from here on lower edge illegible, bad photo)
5. u4 ul pa e3-a
6. ensi2-bi
7. ku-li-mu he2
column 5
  blank space
  uncertain

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.04.05 composite (P431102) Q001090 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P222504

Physical information

foundation canephor

Artifact type Canephor
foundation canephor
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Copper
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)
Museum Number Erlenmeyer —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222504

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.04.05, ex. 03

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CIRPL, En I 22

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, En I 35, C

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-10-16 at 10:02:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-11 at 09:05:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-06 at 13:07:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-19 at 08:09:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-06-04 at 08:42:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.09.04.05, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222504.
RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P222504). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222504 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222504 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222504},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.09.04.05, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222504.
RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P222504). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222504 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222504 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222504
LB  - CDLI:P222504
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - RIME 1.09.04.05, ex. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222504
ER  -
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